Every single PC or server is run by an Operating System - the low-level software which interacts with the computer hardware, including peripheral devices such as a mouse and a printer, together with any apps that are installed on your system. Any program input through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI) is processed by sending an Application Program Interface (API) request to the Operating System. On a web server, any app runs within the parameters set by the OS as well - priority, physical memory, processing time, and so on. This is valid for both standard Internet site scripts and server-side software like a media server. If a virtual server is set up on a physical one, there can be two independent Operating Systems, called guest OS and host OS, so you can set up a different software environment on a single machine.

Multiple OS in VPS

In case you choose one of our virtual private server packages, you'll have as many as three different Operating Systems to pick from - CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. They are all Linux releases and we offer them rather than offering just one OS, because the apps that you may wish to run on the server may have specific requirements about the software environment. Each one of the three has some pros with regard to the available plans that you can eventually install, but what is common between them is the fact that they are very secure and dependable and have vast communities that support them. The hosting Control Panel alternatives for the VPS accounts depend on your OS choice, so as to give you more flexibility. In case you order the virtual server with one OS and you need a different one later, our tech support team can easily reinstall the VPS with the new one in a matter of minutes. We also offer the option to maintain the Operating System on your server up-to-date on a weekly basis.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Hosting

We offer three Operating Systems with our dedicated server solutions - CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian. They're all different Linux distributions and we offer them not only because they're absolutely free so they won't increase the low price of your new web hosting server, but also because they are exceptionally stable and secure. Each one of them is supported by a large community of developers, so you'll be given the option to choose from a large number software packages that you may install on your server if the application that you intend to work with has certain requirements. The Operating System will also determine what hosting Control Panel you can use because the Control Panels that we offer are compatible with particular OSs only and since we would like to provide you with as much flexibility as possible, we offer multiple OSs and multiple Control Panels. In case you choose a server with a certain OS, we could change it upon request in case it turns out that you'll need a different one. We can also keep your OS updated on a weekly basis as part of our optional Managed Services upgrade.